The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-10-12

chairman of the executive committee Of the
reform Democracy, to the communication OF
Mr., Adams:
New ORLEANS. Sept. rs, 1884.
Hon. Lionel Adams, Chairman Executive Com
mittae:
Dear Sir-Your letter, written in behalf
of your committee, was received ting noon:
Acting under your sa fgMTdsv W
Of this week is fixed ss the time for the cleo
ton of delegates to the Democratic nomnat;;
ing convention OF the First Congressional
District you beg the favor OF an immediate
reply. Z" answer at once.
that the real purpose OF your lnvlsation 70
conference was not fully disclosed IN your
letter of the 9Th instant.
In, that you only ask to be hesrd !st that you
might nave the opportunity TO a;ispei v un-
selves Of Tie false light in which the re-
| cent Democratic convention, through Its &C;
| ton on the 9th instant, had placed you, and
| to accept ''any PLAN devised by US fair
and practicable. :" 1t now appears that you
| into contest at primaries ordered by your
We have assured you in our reply Of the
ED instant. that we were thoroushly az
vised in political matters and arrangements
in the First Congressional District" In the
| face, therefore, of your silence upon this
very frank and direct statement, may we not
repeat what we there said-'we believe that
the public, with ourselves, hold II useaess ana
enter with you into your primaries, fixed by
yourselves for an early day Tomorrow morn
ingl, under the rules and regulation OF .
| parish committee, whose torn OF ONCE, ac-
cording to all usage has lopg since 81. expired,
mating convention in 1880, has not re-
turned to the people for q renewal OF Its
power or authority.
Yoa oer SCI aside party usage ussgfg 1t to 18th, The
ward Of the Judge and one-half of the COM
missioners Of election upon our recon-
mendation and to extend the time fixed for
the holding Of the election" unmlndful, i
is respectfully submitted, thas o1 IN AZ PART OF
nounced as selected and accredited, and OF
| the claims Of others whom the daily papers
announce interested in the contest provoked
by your own resolution.
| Under these circumstances the suggestion
in your letter. that your committee speak
adyisedly" and promise mo more than they
can fulfill" creates no surprise with US. 1t Is
against that assumption OF authority, when
exercised by comparatively few pe + e"
1
Democracy of the district protests: -,
| We are not without q knowledge OF the
authority delegated to committees OF politi-
cal organizations; but when the duties for
charged and the members of their, own, or
ganization, the creators of committees, have
been summoned to express their VIII, no
power can be reorganized to set that right
aside, 1t is now for your people about to as
igency as they consider most patriotic.
I'm the name of that fealty" which we ac-
knowledge to the Democratic party, we ap-
peal to the people for their support, aud we
Reseesu bsS oaa apRBsad en- ysn
| w. H. ROGERS,
Chairman Executive Committee.
So long as there remained possibility OF
inducing the gentlemen to meet our sub
lousy avoided entering upon any discussion
which might tend to place new difficulties in
the way of an arrangement.
We do not, however, propose to return to
your keeping the trust confided to our care
without denouncing as calunnious and IN
founded The charges heaped upon us. We
decline to pass unnoticed the declaration
that the course OF these blatant reformers
was justified by the faithlessness and venality
We assert that we're Mr.. Hunt inclined to
regard the express will of the people aid the
party success as being paramount to the aspi-
rations of the individual, the present unfor--
tunate divisions would already have ceased
to exist.
In the letter which we are expected to be-
lieve was written by Mr.. Kernochan,, it is en-
deavered to read this committee q lesson in
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